Family: Turnicidae (Buttonquails)

Authority: Ogilvie-Grant, 1893

Red List Category:

Criteria: D
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Justification of Red List category
This newly split species has apparently not been recorded for over a century; however, there remains a possibility that a tiny population still exists. It is therefore listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct).

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Country endemic: no